Cortisol concentration affects fat and muscle mass among Polish children aged 6-13 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cortisol is a steroid hormone acting as a stress hormone, which is crucial in regulating homeostasis. Previous studies have linked cortisol concentration to body mass and body composition.

Methods

The investigations were carried out in 2016-2017. A total of 176 children aged 6-13 years in primary schools in central Poland were investigated. Three types of measurements were performed: anthropometric (body weight and height, waist and hip circumferences), body composition (fat mass FM (%), muscle mass - MM (%), body cellular mass - BCM (%), total body water - TBW (%)), and cortisol concentration using saliva of the investigated individuals. Information about standard of living, type of feeding after birth, parental education and maternal trauma during pregnancy was

SUBMITTER: Pruszkowska-Przybylska P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8394106 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature